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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2004
Kenneth D. Mckibben, Defiance, OH (US);
Daniel D. Minor, Cadillac, MI (US);
Alan P. Gould, Tawas City, MI (US);
Robert L. Macheske, Tawas City, MI (US);
Kenneth D. McKibben, Defiance, OH (US);
Daniel D. Minor, Cadillac, MI (US);
Alan P. Gould, Tawas City, MI (US);
Robert L. Macheske, Tawas City, MI (US);
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of removing a gate remnant from a casting comprising the steps of: providing a gating including a casting and a gate remnant, the gate remnant including a riser and at least two in-gates, wherein the at least two in-gates are attached to the riser and to the casting; weakening one of the at least two in-gates; and applying a first force to one of the at least two in-gates, wherein the first force severs the one of the at least two in-gates and thereby urges the riser away from the casting such that the other one of the at least two in-gates is severed, thereby separating the gate remnant from the casting.